Thomas Edison once said that genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. If we use this when referring to a song, it means that the key to making a good song is one percent lyrics and 99 percent melody. When I listen to a Beatles song, I like the lyrics but I also care about the melody and chord structure, I want a good guitar part, a good bass part, great drums, and beautiful 3 part harmonies, and then we can think about the lyrics.

Drive My Car
has most of that stuff, Paul's Epiphone leads are great, George's Fender rhythm guitar is doubling Paul's sweet bassline, something that would later be repeated on later songs such as Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
and While My Guitar Gently Weeps
, Ringo's drums are nothing to brag about but they have a nice feel to them, and the 3 part harmonies are definitely there, it's just that the lyrics are a bit off.

As for how you feel, I feel the same way with The Beatles, it's my favorite Beatles album but also contains my least favorite Beatles song.

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That explains why he believes that no inspiration in needed when inventing something.

I do like the use of the word "opaque" in 'TFY' however and the false start on the U.S. 'I'm Looking Thru You' is worth hunting down - or just look for take 4.

Take 4 sounds so similar to the UK album. How come you like one and not the other?

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His favorite part of Looking Through You seems to be the false start, which is weird but ok. It reminds me of how I don't like the mono version of Helter Skelter
because they cut out the outro, which is one of my favorite parts of the song.

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I didn't say I liked take 4 but not the UK version. I said the false start, which is on the US mix, at least makes it a bit more interesting but if searching for the false start you could hunt down take 4 or the US as it's on both.

'Drive My Car
' is a joke song but a pretty lame joke that never gets any better. The only note of interest is when Paul deviates with his vocal in the third verse.

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Ehh I disagree. As I said 'I've found a driver and that's a start' makes me cringe and the rest isn't much better. It could have been a killer song if not for the lyrics, like Rocky Raccoon
which has a gorgeous melody and guitar part just seems too goofy to be truly great.

I don't consider I Am The Walrus
to be goofy in that sense.. that is full on 1967 psychedelic weirdness, and is absolutely brilliant. For what it is, MSH is very well arranged and manages to be catchy and entertaining but I would enjoy it more with serious lyrics.

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I do, however, enjoy the jazzy piano in DMC.

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I don't consider I Am The Walrus
to be goofy in that sense.. that is full on 1967 psychedelic weirdness, and is absolutely brilliant. For what it is, MSH is very well arranged and manages to be catchy and entertaining but I would enjoy it more with serious lyrics.

I think of I Am The Walrus
as a children's rock song with some stupid goofy animal costumes, I'm surprised The Wiggles didn't cover this song.

As for Maxwell's Silver Hammer
, I think the off color lyrics is what makes it such a great song, who else can make a happy and upbeat song about killing people.

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I think of I Am The Walrus
as a children's rock song with some stupid goofy animal costumes, I'm surprised The Wiggles didn't cover this song.

As for Maxwell's Silver Hammer
, I think the off color lyrics is what makes it such a great song, who else can make a happy and upbeat song about killing people.

I would have said IATW is far too pyschedelic to be considered a children's song. Mind, Lucy In The Sky is one of my fondest memories from childhood.

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I think of I Am The Walrus
as a children's song because the music video has 4 grown men playing in walrus costumes, pretty stupid and childish if you ask me.

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Kind of a shame that the last three songs on my list suck because the other eleven are truly fantastic.

I'm kinda laughing 'cause you accidentally skipped You Won't See Me
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